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Symbiotics, LLC; Notice of Application Tendered for Filing With the Commission and Establishing Procedural Schedule for Licensing and Deadline for Submission of Final Amendments; Take Notice That the Following Hydroelectric Application Has Been Filed With the Commission and Is Available for Public Inspection

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a. Type of Application: Original Major License.

b. Project No.: 12965-002.

c. Date Filed: March 25, 2011.

d. Applicant: Symbiotics, LLC.

e. Name of Project: Wickiup Dam Hydroelectric Project.

f. Location: The proposed project would be constructed at the existing U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) Wickiup dam located on Start Printed Page 20653the Deschutes River near the city of LaPine in Deschutes County, Oregon. The project would occupy 1.02 acres of Federal lands jointly managed by the U.S. Forest Service and Reclamation.

j. This application is not ready for environmental analysis at this time.

k. Project Description: The proposed project would consist of the following new facilities: (1) Two 8-foot-diameter by 75-foot-long steel penstocks would be connected to the existing twin outlet conduits above the existing regulating tube valves and combine into a 10-foot-diameter by 68-foot-long penstock that would deliver flow to a powerhouse; (2) two 8-foot-diameter isolation valves would be constructed within the 75-foot-long penstocks; (3) a 50-foot by 50-foot concrete powerhouse would be located on the northwest side of the existing concrete stilling basin and would house one generating unit with a total installed capacity of 7.15 megawatts; (4) a fish killing rotor system would be constructed downstream of the powerhouse draft tube to prevent non-native fish species from surviving Kaplan turbine passage into the Deschutes River downstream of the project; (5) a tailrace picket barrier would be constructed downstream of the fish killing rotor system to protect upstream migrating fish; (6) a 135-foot-long, 24.9-kilovolt transmission line would be buried and would connect the project to an existing power line; and (6) appurtenant facilities.

l. Locations of the Application: A copy of the application is available for review at the Commission in the Public Reference Room or may be viewed on the Commission's Web site at http://www.ferc.gov using the “eLibrary” link. Enter the docket number excluding the last three digits in the docket number field to access the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support at FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or toll-free at 1-866-208-3676, or for TTY, (202) 502-8659. A copy is also available for inspection and reproduction at the address in item (h) above.